Gary Orfield

University of California Los Angeles

Gary Orfield is professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA and is co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. His interests include the study of civil rights, urban policy, and minority opportunity. His research methods range from original survey research to analysis of national data sets to political analysis of urban decision-making.